Jayson Aquino Awards and Honors

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Full Name: Jayson Julio Aquino

Born: November 22, 1992

Age: 25

Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Bats: L

Throws: L

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 225

MLB Debut: 07/04/2016

2017: Spent the majority of the season with Norfolk, where he went 3-10 with a 4.24 ERA in 21 starts... His 4.24 ERA ranked 17th among qualifying pitchers in the International League and was 7th among O's farmhands... Led Norfolk with 89 strikeouts and nine Quality Starts while tying with Gabriel Ynoa for the team lead with 21 starts... Ranked second on the Tides with 114.2 innings pitched, trailing the 116.1 IP registered by Chris Lee... Fired 8.0 shutout innings in a win vs. Louisville, 6/16; the 8.0 IP matched a season-high by any Tides pitcher in 2017... Over his final 11 starts, he posted a 3.59 ERA (23 ER, 57.2 IP), allowing three runs or fewer in eight of those 11 outings... Ranked 11th in the IL with a .429 caught stealing percentage (six caught stealing in 14 attempts)... Posted a 3.70 ERA (33 ER, 80.1 IP) in 14 starts at Harbor Park, holding batters to a .263 average... Registered a 3.36 ERA (34 ER, 91.0 IP) in 16 starts against everyone but Durham (had 7.61 ERA in five starts vs. Durham)... Made four appearances (two starts) with Baltimore, going 1-2 with a 7.43 ERA... Earned first MLB victory on 4/22 vs. Boston, allowing two runs on six hits over 6.0 innings in Baltimore's 4-2 win... Had three stints with Baltimore: 4/19 - 4/29, 5/23 - 5/27, 7/5 (optioned postgame); designated for assignment, 9/5 2016: Spent the majority of the season with Double-A Bowie before late season promotions to Norfolk and Baltimore... Made 20 appearances (19 starts) with Bowie, going 5-10 with a 3.90 ERA...Turned in at least 6.0 innings in 16 of his 19 starts, including two 8.0-inning performances (5/31 @ RIC, 7/19 @ BIN)...Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week from 5/30 - 6/5 after going 2-0 with 15.0 shutout innings over two starts...Recalled to Baltimore and made MLB debut on July 4 @ LAD, retiring first two batters he faced (Chase Utley & Corey Seager)...Optioned back to Bowie on July 7, starting six more games with the Baysox before an August 15th promotion to Norfolk...Made Triple-A debut, August 16 at Scranton/WB, allowing one run over 3.0 innings of relief...Went 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in five relief outings with the Tides, striking out 12 and walking three in 13.0 innings pitched...Recalled to Baltimore on September 2 and made two appearances with the Orioles in September...Registered first big league strikeout, September 12 at Boston (Travis Shaw).2015: Made a career-high 24 starts between Dunedin (5), Bradenton (13) and Lynchburg (6)...Combined to go 5-11 with a 3.28 ERA over a career-high 137.1 innings...Allowed two runs or less in 16 of 24 starts, including 11 Quality Starts...Ranked 16th among all Advanced-A level pitchers with a 3.28 ERA and tied for 20th with 137.1 innings pitched.2014: Split the season between Modesto and Tulsa in the Colorado system, going 5-10 with a 5.13 ERA in 18 starts...Struck out a career-high 11 batters twice (June 20 at High Desert and August 8 at Stockton)...Made eight starts of 6.0 innings or more, including seven Quality Starts...Tossed a 9.0-inning complete game vs. Bakersfield on August 14, allowing four 1st inning runs before finishing with eight scoreless innings...Was 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in four starts for Salt River in the AFL. 2013: Split the year between Tri-City and Asheville, going 0-10 with a 4.34 ERA in 15 games (14 starts)...Rated as the No. 9 prospect in the Rockies organization by Baseball America.2012: Went 10-1 with a 1.66 ERA over 108.1 innings pitched, establishing career highs in both categories...Ranked among DSL leaders in ERA (10th, 1.52), WHIP (3rd, 0.83), strikeouts/9 IP (3rd, 10.25) and fewest baserunners/9 IP (4th, 7.75).2011: Ranked among the DSL league leaders in ERA (3rd, 1.30), strikeouts (T-4th, 80), complete games (T-1st, 3), innings pitched (1st, 89.2), opponent BA (4th, .175), WHIP (5th, 0.86), fewest baserunners/9 IP (4th, 8.23) and wins (T-6th, 8).
2010: Named a Midseason DSL All-Star...Threw a 9.0-inning no-hitter in his sixth professional start vs. DSL Padres (7/5).PERSONAL: Jayson Julio (Felix) Aquino was acquired by Baltimore from St. Louis, in exchange for cash considerations, on 4/7/16...Re-signed with Baltimore as a minor league free agent, 12/22/17...Originally signed by Colorado as an international free agent in 2009...Traded by Colorado to Toronto for LHP Tyler Ybarra, 2/4/15...Traded from Toronto to Pittsburgh in exchange for cash considerations, 5/10/15...Traded from Pittsburgh to Cleveland in exchange for cash considerations, 7/29/15...Claimed off waivers from Cleveland by St. Louis, 12/10/15.